Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Arrien (French pronunciation: [aʁjɛ̃] ;Occitan :Arrien ) is acommune in thePyrénées-Atlantiques department in theNouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-westernFrance .
Arrien is located some 18 km east by north-east ofPau and 5 km west ofSéron . Access to the commune is by road D42 fromSedzère in the north passing through the heart of the commune east of the village and continuing south toEslourenties-Daban . The D145 also comes fromBaleix in the north and joins the D42 in the commune then continues south-west toLourenties . Access to the village (Town Hall) is by the Chemin de l'Eglise going west from the D42 and by other local roads. Apart from some patches of forest on the western border the commune is entirely farmland.[ 3]
TheCanne stream forms the southern border of the commune joining theGabas at the south-western corner which in turn forms most of the western border of the commune flowing north-west then north eventually joining theAdour nearToulouzette . ThePoundets stream forms the eastern border of the commune and flows north to join thePetit Lees nearLombia .
Canton Cazaux Claria La Croix d'Arrien Fontaine Saint-Jean Peret La Picharotte Poulot Pouygarou Sarthou Neighbouring communes and villages [ edit ]
Places adjacent to Arrien
Its name inbéarnais isArrien .
Michel Grosclaude indicated that the origin of the name is obscure and mentioned the possibility of the name of a former ownerAriee .[ 4]
The following table details the origins of the commune name.
Name Spelling Date Source Page Origin Description Arrien Arien 1385 Raymond 12
Census Village Rien 1536 Raymond 12
Eslourenties Saint-Jean d'Arien 18th century Raymond 12
Empire Arrien 1750 Cassini Arricu 1793 Ldh/EHESS/Cassini
Sources:
Origins:
Census: Census of Béarn[ 7] Eslourenties: Census ofEslourenties [ 8] Empire: Archives of the Empire, K 779, No. 12(in French) Paul Raymond noted that the commune had aLay Abbey , vassal of theViscounts of Béarn . In 1385 Arrien had 5fires and depended on thebailiwick ofPau . The church depended on the Abbey of Saint-Sigismund atOrthez .[ 5]
The Saint-Jean fountain is known for its healing powers of varicose ulcers and eye diseases and has attracted many pilgrims since the 12th century.[ 9]
The commune was part of the Archdeaconry of Vic-Bilh, which depended on the Bishop ofLescar .Lembeye was the chief town.[ 10]
List of Successive Mayors [ 11]
From To Name 1923 1929 Dominique Pédedieu 1929 1944 Joseph Canton 1944 1946 Joseph Lahon 1947 1959 Joseph Canton 1959 1983 Pierre Canton 1983 1995 André Cazalis 1995 2001 Jean Canton 2001 2005 Jean Louis Cazalis 2005 2008 Bernard Joan 2008 2020 Martine Loustau 2020 2026 Jean Canton
The commune is part of four inter-communal structures:
the Communauté de communes du Nord-Est Béarn; the AEP association of Luy and Gabas; the Energy association of Pyrénées-Atlantiques; the inter-communal association for the construction of the Soumoulou rescue centre; In 2017 the commune had 185 inhabitants.
Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 209 — 1800 201 −0.56% 1806 191 −0.85% 1821 231 +1.28% 1831 252 +0.87% 1836 239 −1.05% 1841 265 +2.09% 1846 269 +0.30% 1851 270 +0.07% 1856 272 +0.15% 1861 308 +2.52% 1866 281 −1.82% 1872 250 −1.93% 1876 241 −0.91% 1881 235 −0.50% 1886 208 −2.41% 1891 190 −1.79% 1896 193 +0.31%
Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 189 −0.42% 1906 218 +2.90% 1911 187 −3.02% 1921 161 −1.49% 1926 180 +2.26% 1931 163 −1.96% 1936 154 −1.13% 1946 135 −1.31% 1954 135 +0.00% 1962 132 −0.28% 1968 125 −0.90% 1975 112 −1.56% 1982 120 +0.99% 1990 138 +1.76% 1999 135 −0.24% 2007 121 −1.36% 2012 160 +5.75% 2017 185 +2.95%
Source: EHESS[ 12] and INSEE[ 13]
Culture and Heritage [ edit ] There are two registrations of historical monuments for Arrien:
Houses and Farms [ 14] The formerChateau of Arrien (19th century). .[ 15] The original chateau was sold in 1730 and converted to a presbytery. The building was sold by the commune in 1975. It is shown on theCassini Map as a "chateau". TheParish Church of Saint John the Baptist (19th century) is registered as an historical monument.[ 16] The church contains several items that are registered as historical objects:
The Furniture in the Church[ 17] A SunburstMonstrance (19th century)[ 18] A Processional Cross (17th century)[ 19] A Processional banner (19th century)[ 20] Church Picture Gallery ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" .data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.^ Google Maps ^ Michel Grosclaude ,Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn , Edicions reclams & Édition Cairn - 2006, 416 pages,ISBN 2 35068 005 3 (in French) ^a b Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees ,Paul Raymond , Imprimerie nationale, 1863, Digitised from Lyon Public Library 15 June 2011(in French) ^ Cassini Map 1750 – Arrien ^ Manuscript from the 14th century - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques(in French) ^ Census ofEslourenties , B. 807, f° 17(in French) ^ Brigitte Jobbé-Duval ,Dictionary of place names - Pyrénées-Atlantiques , 2009, Archives and Culture,ISBN 978-2-35077-151-9 (in French) ^ Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees ,Paul Raymond , Imprimerie nationale, 1863, Digitised from Lyon Public Library 15 June 2011, p. 174(in French) ^ List of Mayors of France (in French) ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui :Commune data sheet Arrien ,EHESS (in French) .^ Population en historique depuis 1968 , INSEE^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA00026893 Houses and Farms (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA00026895 Chateau of Arrien (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA00026894 Parish Church of Saint John the Baptist (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM64000478 Furniture in the Church (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM64000477 Sunburst Monstrance (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM64000476 Processional Cross (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM64000475 Processional Banner (in French)